名诗英译:饶孟侃《呼唤》

呼唤

饶孟侃

有一次我在白杨林中，

听到亲切的一呼唤；

那时月光正望着翁仲，

翁仲正望着我看。

再听不到呼唤的声音，

我吃了一惊, 四面寻找；

翁仲只是对月光出神，

月光只对我冷笑。

The Call

By Mengkan Rao

Once, I am in poplar woods,

Hearing a cordial call.

Then, moonlight watching stone statues*

Stone statues* watching me.

When no longer hearing sound of the call,

Surprised, I look around.

Stone statues at a loss in moonlight.

Moonlight only sneers at me.

 *People in old China were used to setting up stone statues in two lines before the tomb.